Wednesday roundup

Here are the results from Wednesday’s high school sports action around Salem County from reports available to Riverview Sports News

BASEBALL
Schalick 14, Glassboro 2: The Cougars scored seven runs in the first inning, Luke Pokrovsky allowed one hit and struck out seven over four innings and Jake Siedlecki homered. Enrico Hatz had three hits and J.T. Fleming had two hits and three RBIs.

Overbrook 12, Penns Grove 0: Three Overbrook pitchers held the Red Devils to one hit, a single by Dylan Hyatt.

SOFTBALL
Schalick 14, Glassboro 4: Taylor Sparks went 3-for-3 with two RBIs. Alexis Shimp had two hits and two RBIs, and Addy Shimp gave up four hits and no earned runs in five innings in the circle.

Gloucester Catholic 9, Pennsville 6: The Eagles matched the Lions run-for-run over the first two innings, but didn’t have an answer for their hosts’ four-run sixth. Bella Farina had three hits, including a first-inning solo homer, and drove in three runs for Pennsville. Lilly Birney and Reagan Wariwanchik each had two hits.

Wildwood 16, Salem 11: The Rams scored 10 over the final three innings, but came up short. Juliana Love went 4-for-5 for Salem. Trysta-Marie Wilson and Morgan Johnson both went 3-for-4 with three RBIs.

Haddon Heights 14, Woodstown 6: The Garnets overtook the Wolverines with a three-run third and then broke it open with a six-run sixth. Woodstown catcher Lila Bowling hit a game-tying homer in the third homered and Cara Delia had two extra base hits and three RBIs. The Garnets also held Wolverines leadoff hitter Tulana Mingin (0-for-3) hitless for the first time this season.

Overbrook 21, Penns Grove 1

BOYS TENNIS
WOODSTOWN 5, PENNS GROVE 0
Tim Schwienbacher def. Alex Ramirez Martinez, 6-1, 6-0
Drew Stengel def. Angel Perez Herrera, 6-0, 6-0
Eric Lipovsky def. Gerald Vasquez Llorens, 6-1, 6-0
Trevin Plum-Wade Hubschmitt def. Ricardo Vichi-Anthony Pacheco, 6-4, 6-1
Kingst Khemiani-Josef Hummel def. Stuart Mondragon-Pablo Sanchez Correa, 6-1, 6-2
Records: Woodstown 4-0, Penns Grove 1-1.

PENNSVILLE 4, CUMBERLAND 1
Samuel Falk (C) def. Gabe Schneider, 6-2, 6-0
Maddox Efelis (P) def. Luke Fischer, 6-4, 6-3, 11-9
Brody Wiggins (P) def. Chase Sheppard, 6-3, 6-0
Noah Flitcraft-Noah Bohn (P) def. Josiah Jiminez-Joey Nolan, 6-2, 6-3
Luke Chamberlain-Sawyer Humphrey (P) dec. Angel Perez-Justin Nolan, 6-3, 6-0
Records: Pennsville 4-0, Cumberland 1-1.

GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown 8, West Deptford 7: Emma Morgan and Delaney Walker scored three goals apiece and Jaime Deal had two as the Wolverines won for the first time this season.

GOLF
Clearview girls 179, Schalick 221: Clearview’s Sarah Kaestner was medalist at Westwood GC (43). Cali Fisler posted Schalick’s low score (52).

BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Triton 2, Salem Tech 0 (25-11, 25-7): Jose Ramos had five kills and Joe Phillips 12 assists for Triton.

Monday roundup

Here are scores and details from Monday’s high school sports action in Salem County made available to Riverview Sports News; coaches, don’t wait for the sketchy dot-com reports, send your results to Riverview Sports News directly at al.muskewitz@gmail.com.

BOYS TENNIS
Penns Grove 4, Clayton 1
Pennsville 5, Glassboro 0
Woodstown 4, Triton 1

WOODSTOWN 4, TRITON 1
Steve Schilder (T) def. Tim Schwienbacher, 6-2, 6-2
Drew Stengel def. Tristyn Malone, 6-1, 5-2
Eric Lipovzky def. William Ahrens, 6-4, 6-0
Ben Stengel-Joseph Kurpis def. Tirth Patel-Brennan Zabala, 6-1, 6-1
Jason LaFond-Luke Shaw def. Sean Gorski-Cole Durham, 6-0, 6-1
Records: Woodstown 2-0, Triton 0-1.

PENNS GROVE 4, CLAYTON 1
Chase Fronczklewucz (CL) def. Alex Ramirez Martinez, 6-0, 6-0
Poyraz Erdonmez (PG) def. Chase Murphy, 6-3, 6-1
Angel Perez Herrera (PG) def. Troy Hollis, 6-3, 6-2
Ricardo Vichi-Anthony Pacheco (PG) def. Jayden Sanchez-James Mai, 7-5, 6-1
Pablo Sanchez Correa-Stuart Mondragon (PG) def. Ian Johnson-Dyshamir Miller, 6-1, 6-2.

BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown 13, Cedar Creek 5: Woodstown (2-2) outscored Cedar Creek 6-0 in the second quarter to take a 9-3 halftime lead.

GIRLS LACROSSE
Haddonfield 17, Woodstown 2: Riley Austin scored four goals and Stella Stolarick dished four assists to lead Haddonfield. Delaney Walker and Jaime Deal scored Woodstown’s goals.

GOLF
Boys
Pitman 198, Salem Tech 246 – Medalist: Joey Zubert (P) 45

BOYS VOLLEYBALL
GCIT 2, Salem Tech 0 (25-12, 25-10): Nicholas Caltabiano had six kills and three aces for GCIT to spoil the Chargers’ season opener. Mason Hohl had five kills and six digs.

This week’s schedule

Here is the high school sports schedule for Salem County teams for the week of Oct. 16-21

Oct. 16
FIELD HOCKEY
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Oakcrest, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbook, 4 p.m.
Deptford Twp. at Schalick, 6 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Salem at Gloucester City, 6 p.m.
Woodstown at Sterling, 7 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Gloucester City at Salem, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Bridgeton at Salem, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 4 p.m.

CROSS COUNTY
State Tech School Championship, Salem Tech

VOLLEYBALL
Clearview at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

Oct. 17
BOYS SOCCER
Overbook at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Pennsville, 5 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick, 6 p.m.
Glassboro at Pennsville, 7 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Haddon Heights, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Salem, 4 p.m.

NJSIAA Group I Sectionals
Championship matches
North 1: Kinnelon at Glen Rock, 1 p.m.
North 2: Whippany Park at Glen Ridge, 3 p.m.
South: Schalick at Haddon Twp., 3 p.m.
Central: New Providence at Highland Park, 4 p.m.

CROSS COUNTRY
Tri-County Conference Showcase, Cumberland, 3:30 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL
Gloucester Catholic at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

Oct. 18
FIELD HOCKEY
Moorestown Friends at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Oakcrest at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Overbrook at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Salem, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Wildwood, 4 p.m.

Oct. 19
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Overbrook, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Triton, 4 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 4 p.m.

NJSIAA State Tournament
Championship Matches
Mercer County Park, T

VOLLEYBALL
KIPP Cooper at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

Oct. 20
FOOTBALL
Gloucester Catholic at Schalick, 7 p.m.
Pennsville at Pitman, 7 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY
Clayton at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 4 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Clayton at Salem, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Glassboro at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 4 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at LEAP Academy, 4 p.m.

Oct. 21
FOOTBALL
Salem at Woodbury, 10:30 a.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 11 a.m.

Cover photo by Heather Papiano

‘It was our day’

Schalick girls finally solve Gateway, reach South Jersey Group I sectional tennis finals; also includes Thursday’s scores around the county

THURSDAY’S SCORES
FIELD HOCKEY
Glassboro 3, Schalick 2
GIRLS SOCCER
Paulsboro at Penns Grove
GIRLS TENNIS
Pitman at Penns Grove
Salem at Overbrook
Woodstown 5, Gloucester Catholic 0
South Jersey Group I Tournament
Semifinals
Schalick 3, Gateway 2
Haddon Twp. 5, Pitman 0
VOLLEYBALL
Highland Regional 2, Salem Tech 0 (25-16, 25-15)

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PITTSGROVE – After two years of frustrating finishes, the Schalick girls tennis team was ready to get the gator, er, monkey, off their back named Gateway.

The Cougars showed the grit and guile that has epitomized their season and knocked off the nemesis that beat them in the South Jersey Group I Tournament each of the last two years 3-2 to reach this year’s SJ-I finals.

The Cougars (17-2) will play at top-seeded Haddon Twp. (15-3) Tuesday for the sectional title and a spot in the Group I Final Four Oct. 19 at Mercer County Park.

“It was our day,” Schalick coach John Romano said. “Our girls came out there, they were prepared. They were ready to get the monkey off their back so to speak. They were just ready to take that step forward, and they did.

“The last three years it could have gone either way. We were fortunate to get the best of them this time.”

The Cougars swept the doubles points and ultimately clinched the match on junior Ally Green’s 6-1, 6-3 win over Allison Eckstein at third singles. Green trailed in the second set 3-2, then, showing the drive that took her from first doubles to No. 3 singles this season, won the next four games convincingly to win her match with one still on the court.

She knew the match was close, but she didn’t want to ask if it might come down to her court.

“I didn’t want to put it in my head and stress myself out, but I had a feeling when I saw our first single walk off and I saw the stress going on at second,” Green said. “There was definitely more pressure on that second set.

“I felt tired for some reason today and there was a point she had me 3-2. We had switched sides and I could hear her coach give her a lot of confidence and when other coaches are hyping someone against me it makes me a little more nervous.”

But she overcame that with a smooth, consistent approach to every shot and started clicking off points.

“Any time you play you want to have a solid third singles player,” Romano said. “We’ve been very fortunate over the past few years to have very, very good third singles players and she epitomizes that. She’s gritty, she gets everything back. That’s what their coach said: She gets everything back. She’s tough.”

The Cougars have been to the sectional semifinals or finals eight of the last 14 years. They’ve played Gateway in one of them four times.

The Gators ended their tournament dreams each of the previous two years, both in 3-2 nailbiters. It was in the sectional finals in 2021 and the semifinals last year.

“I really wanted that for (the seniors), this being their senior year and this being their last shot at it, so it made me really happy we were able to take them further,” Green said. “But not only them, I really wanted it for Romano because I knew how bad he wanted that win and I know he wanted the season to keep going, so to see him get happy on the side and he was all pumped up, it made us all really happy.”

The other sectional finals are Highland Park-New Providence (Central), Kinnelon-Glen Rock/Lenape Valley (North 1) and Whippany Park-Glen Ridge (North 2).

SCHALICK 3, GATEWAY 2
Singles
Morgan McNally (G) def. Rachel Irizarry, 6-0, 6-1.
Tabitha Bay (G) def. Grace O’Neill, 6-1, 0-6, 10-8.
Ally Green (S) def. Allison Eckstein, 6-1, 6-3.
Doubles
Emma Adams-Katelyn Little (S) def. Viena Chen-Sarah Martin, 6-2, 6-0.
Miya Watkins-Rachel Goranson (S) def. Addison Packer-Ashley Jackson, 6-1, 6-0.
Records: Schalick 17-2, Gateway 11-9

This week’s schedule

Here is the high school sports schedule for Salem County teams for the week of Oct. 9-14; to submit corrections or alterations email al.muskewitz@gmail.com

Oct. 9
FIELD HOCKEY
Gloucester City at Salem, noon
Our Lady of Mercy at Schalick, 4 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Gateway at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
Paulsboro at Salem, 4 p.m.
Washington Twp. at Schalick, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Schalick at Washington Twp., 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Audubon, 7 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Schalick at Haddon Heights, 4 p.m.

Oct. 10
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Pennsville at Overbrook, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m.

NJSIAA South Jersey Group I Tournament
Quarterfinals
Pennsville at Haddon Twp.
Pitman at Middle Twp.
Gateway at Woodstown
Audubon at Schalick

VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Washington Twp., 4 p.m.

Oct. 11
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Highland Regional, 6 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Clayton at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Pitman, 7 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Overbrook at Salem, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Pitman, 5 p.m.
Schalick at Clayton, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at West Deptford, 4 p.m.

CROSS COUNTY
Salem County Championship at Schalick, 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 12
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick at Glassboro, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Paulsboro at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Gloucester Catholic at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem at Overbrook, 4 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Highland Regional, 4 p.m.

Oct. 13
FOOTBALL
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.
Schalick at Cumberland, 7 p.m.
Woodstown at Haddonfield, 7 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY
Salem at Gloucester Co. Tech, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 4 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Audubon at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Salem Tech at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Glassboro, 4 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Camden Academy, 4 p.m.

Oct. 14
FOOTBALL
West Deptford at Salem, noon

FIELD HOCKEY
Gloucester City at Woodstown, 1 p.m.

Cover photo of Woodstown’s Anthony Ford Dale looking for running room against Woodbury by Ellen Sickler.